120,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock 🇳🇿

Come visit us this weekend!🚀 Auckland Bookstore • Open 7 days, 8:30am–5pm

Salt

Selected Stories and Essays
By Bruce Pascoe
0.0 (0 reviews)
3.98 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 420 ratings, 53 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Salt by Bruce Pascoe is a collection of poignant short stories, essays, and reflections that explore themes of human connection, cultural heritage, and identity. The book weaves together varied narratives that delve into the nuances of indigenous Australian culture and contemporary life, offering a rich tapestry of thought-provoking insights. Each piece resonates with Pascoe's deep understanding of the land and the complex histories it holds.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$4100
Elsewhere:
$4500
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories that delve into the complexities of identity, culture, and history with rich and evocative storytelling. This work offers a collection of narratives that beautifully intertwine themes of connection and belonging, perfect for readers who value profound insights into diverse backgrounds and human experiences.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Showcasing the shimmering genius of Bruce Pascoe, author of the bestselling Dark Emu.

A collection of stories and essays by the award-winning author of Dark Emu, showcasing his shimmering genius across a lifetime of work.

This volume of Bruce Pascoe's best and most celebrated stories and essays, collected here for the first time, traverses his long career and explores his enduring fascination with Australia's landscape, culture, and history.

Featuring new fiction alongside Pascoe's most revered and thought-provoking non-fiction—including from his modern classic Dark Emu—Salt distils the intellect, passion, and virtuosity of his work. It's time all Australians know the range and depth of this most marvellous of our writers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760641580

Publisher: Black Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Black Inc.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 427g

Pages: 320

Collections

Biography & Memoir Bruce Pascoe Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Bruce Pascoe is an award-winning writer and a Bunurong man. His books include Dark Emu, Book of the Year at the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. He works to preserve the Wathaurong language through the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative and was 2018 Dreamtime Person of the Year, recognising his significant contribution to Indigenous culture.

Also by Bruce Pascoe

View all
  • Dark Emu
    Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe is a groundbreaking work that challenges the widely held perceptions of pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians as mere hunter-gatherers. Through meticulous research and an examination of colonial-era records, Pascoe presents compelling evidence that Aboriginal societies engaged in sophisticated agricultural practices. Readers will be drawn into a narrative that redefines ancient Australian history, suggesting that Aboriginal people were...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Caring for Country: First Knowledges for younger readers
    What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? Join writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe and historian Bill Gammage as they generously share their knowledge about the amazing way that First Nations people cared for Australia and how closely humans have been connected with nature for tens of thousands of years. From the...
    By Bruce Pascoe and William Leonard Gammage
    Paperback
    $2999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • First Knowledges Country
    What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. For millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions. Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the...
    By Bruce Pascoe and William Leonard Gammage
    Paperback
    $3299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Convincing Ground
    Convincing Ground pulses with love of country. In this powerful, lyrical, and passionate work, Bruce Pascoe asks us to fully acknowledge our past and the way those actions continue to influence our nation today, both physically and intellectually. The book resonates with ongoing debates about identity, dispossession, memory, and community. Pascoe draws on the past through a critical examination of...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $9000
    Available
    Ships in 2-3 weeks
  • Black Duck
    Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony. From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story about the consequences and responsibility of disrupting Australia's history. When Dark Emu was adopted by Australia like a new anthem, Bruce found himself at the centre of a national debate that often focussed...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $3999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Imperial Harvest
    Imperial Harvest is a timely book that speaks to the universal lessons of war. It addresses pertinent themes of dispossession by tracing imperialist tactics all the way back to the rise of the Khan empire in the 13th century. Yen Se has lost everything to the Khan's brutality. Left with one eye and one leg, he is forced out of...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $3800
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Found
    Winner of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award Longlisted for the 2021 ABIAs: Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year Age range 0-8 This gentle story set in the rugged Australian bush is about a small calf who becomes separated from his family. The little calf is alone and simply wants his mother, sisters, and brothers. He can see other animals,...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Hardback
    $3299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Mrs Whitlam
    Age range 9 to 12 Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride, but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride it in. Before too long, Marnie is gifted Mrs Whitlam, a beautiful, big Clydesdale—bold, fearless, and able to jump anything. From the very first ride, Marnie and Maggie get more...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $1999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Fog A Dox
    Albert Cutts is a tree feller. A fella who cuts down trees. Fog is a fox cub raised by a dingo. He's called a dox because people are suspicious of foxes and Albert Cutts owns the dingo and now the dox. Albert is a bushman and lives a remote life surrounded by animals and birds. All goes well until Albert...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $2499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Sea Horse
    Written with gentle humour and a beautiful interpretation of landscape, this adventure story about Jack and his family is reminiscent of endless summers, azure seas, and sandy white beaches. Jack, his dad Vince, sister Tanya, and mum Carla escape to Seahorse Bay whenever they can. Idyllic days are spent exploring the waters of the bay, diving, fishing, and cooking up...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $1999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • No Hiding From the Woman in the Moon
    A celebration of the moon, of life and of love from one of Australia’s most acclaimed authors. By turns romantic and realist, Bruce Pascoe explores the urgency of the contemporary climate crisis and the need to love Country in his haunting, slow-burning and classical poetry style. This is startlingly vulnerable poetry to heal the earth, to navigate heartache, to provoke...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $2799
    Elsewhere:
    $3499
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • Young Dark Emu
    *Winner of the CBCA 2020Eve Pownall Award for Information Books**Winner of the Booksellers' Choice 2020Children'sBook of the Year Award**Shortlisted for the 2020NSW Premier's Literary AwardsPatricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature**Shortlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)**Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2020: Children's*Age range 10+. The highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe's multi award-winning...
    By Bruce Pascoe
    Paperback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

More from General Fiction

View all
  • Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    Yesteryear
    A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE — Nita Prose WICKEDLY FUNNY, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND FRIGHTENINGLY PERCEPTIVE — Abigail Dean INVENTIVE, ADDICTIVE, A WILD RIDE — Ashley Audrain SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS — Clare Mackintosh The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale — Hannah Deitch My name was Natalie Heller...
    By Caro Claire Burke
    Paperback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3699
    (3)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • Dylan's Pick Dylan's Pick
    Theo of Golden
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON'For anything to be truly good, there must be love in it. Nothing is what it's supposed to be if love is not at the core.' One morning, a stranger arrives in the town of Golden. No one knows who he is or where he came from…His name is Theo and he's arrived there by chance –...
    By Allen Levi
    Paperback
    $2899
    Elsewhere:
    $3499
    (6)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • The Wedding People
    'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN' GUARDIAN Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people — but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall...
    By Alison Espach
    Paperback
    $2399
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    (3)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
    All five of the Court of Thorns and Roses paperbacks packaged together in a gorgeous box set. "Passionate, violent, sexy and daring." —USA TODAY on A Court of Thorns and Roses Feyre is a huntress. The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed her sisters for a month. But the life of a magical creature comes at...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Set
    $9999
    Elsewhere:
    $12495
    (4)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Mist and Fury
    A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas continues Feyre Archeron's epic journey in the world of the High Fae. Having survived the brutal trials under the Mountain, Feyre returns to the Spring Court. Though she now possesses the immortal powers of the High Fae, the traumatic experiences have left scars on her human heart. Haunted by the...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin
    The third instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. In A Court of Wings and Ruin, the gripping third book of the ACOTAR series, Feyre Archeron faces the ultimate battle for her world. Having returned to the Spring Court, she is determined to gather...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses
    The first instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON and TikTok sensation, from multi-million selling and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan – Time Harry Potter magic, Taylor Swift sass, Fifty Shades-level athleticism – The Sunday Times With bits of Buffy, Game of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    (2)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Frost and Starlight
    In A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas, readers are invited to revisit the enchanting world of Prythian in a heartwarming and introspective narrative. Set against the backdrop of the Winter Solstice, Feyre Archeron and her mate Rhysand return to centre stage as they strive to restore the Night Court after the devastating conflicts of A Court...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Frost and Starlight - Night Court Edition
    Limited Edition
    A Court of Frost and Starlight - Night Court Edition
    The magic and beauty of the Night Court is captured in these LIMITED EDITIONS of the Court of Thorns and Roses series! This Night Court Edition features the Night Court symbol on a striking black and silver foiled cover and includes black sprayed edges. An unmissable companion tale to the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2300
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Silver Flames - Night Court Edition
    Limited Edition
    A Court of Silver Flames - Night Court Edition
    The magic and beauty of the Night Court is captured in these LIMITED EDITIONS of the Court of Thorns and Roses series! This Night Court Edition features the Night Court symbol on a striking black and silver foiled cover and includes black sprayed edges. The latest instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2500
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Silver Flames
    The latest instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2499
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin - Night Court Edition
    Limited Edition
    A Court of Wings and Ruin - Night Court Edition
    The magic and beauty of the Night Court is captured in these LIMITED EDITIONS of the Court of Thorns and Roses series! This Night Court Edition features the Night Court symbol on a striking black and silver foiled cover and includes black sprayed edges. The third installment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2400
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships Monday

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 100,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

General Fiction lists from the team

Explore our curated lists from our heroes to find your next read!

The Latest at Book Hero

View all